Get to know Pickelhaube better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like helmet.
Pickelhaube meaning
A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
Synonyms of Pickelhaube
Using Pickelhaube
- The main meaning on this page is: A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
- Useful related words include: helmet.
- In the example corpus, pickelhaube often appears in combinations such as: the pickelhaube, pickelhaube was.
Context around Pickelhaube
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pickelhaube
- In this selection, "pickelhaube" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, german, basic, spiked, worn and helmet stand out and add context to how "pickelhaube" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1916 the pickelhaube was slowly and introduced the pickelhaube for use. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pickelhaube" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pickelhaube
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Traffic police in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan also use a form of the Pickelhaube. (15 words)
Some versions of the Pickelhaube worn by German artillery units employed a ball-shaped finial rather than the pointed spike. (20 words)
Frederick William IV introduced the Pickelhaube for use by the majority of Prussian infantry on October 23, 1842 by a royal cabinet order. (23 words)
Design of German pickelhaube The basic Pickelhaube was made of hardened ( boiled ) leather, given a glossy-black finish, and reinforced with metal trim (usually plated with gold or silver for officers) that included a metal spike at the crown. (39 words)
World War One German Army -Stephen Bull, page 71-73 Beginning in 1916, the Pickelhaube was slowly replaced by a new German steel helmet (the Stahlhelm ) intended to offer greater head protection from shell fragments. (35 words)
This was possibly because of the extensive use of the pickelhaube in Allied propaganda during World War I, although the helmet had been a well known icon of Imperial Germany even prior to 1914. (34 words)
Example sentences (8)
Design of German pickelhaube The basic Pickelhaube was made of hardened ( boiled ) leather, given a glossy-black finish, and reinforced with metal trim (usually plated with gold or silver for officers) that included a metal spike at the crown.
Aside from the spike finial, perhaps the most recognizable feature of the Pickelhaube was the ornamental front plate, which denoted the regiment's province or state.
Frederick William IV introduced the Pickelhaube for use by the majority of Prussian infantry on October 23, 1842 by a royal cabinet order.
Some versions of the Pickelhaube worn by German artillery units employed a ball-shaped finial rather than the pointed spike.
The comparison was helped by the spiked Pickelhaube helmet worn by German forces until 1916, which would be reminiscent of images depicting ancient Hun helmets.
This was possibly because of the extensive use of the pickelhaube in Allied propaganda during World War I, although the helmet had been a well known icon of Imperial Germany even prior to 1914.
Traffic police in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan also use a form of the Pickelhaube.
World War One German Army -Stephen Bull, page 71-73 Beginning in 1916, the Pickelhaube was slowly replaced by a new German steel helmet (the Stahlhelm ) intended to offer greater head protection from shell fragments.
Common combinations with pickelhaube
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: